Parrot Beak Bonsai
Leaves vary from a oval to ivy or duckfoot shape.
Parrot beak bonsai. Grows a very compact canopy and produces a gorgeous yellow flower. The leaves vary from oval to ivy or duck foot shape. If grown outdoors it needs to be protected from temperatures below 40f. A parrot beak hedgehog gmelina philippensis makes an excellent indoor bonsai.
They do well indoors and can be kept outdoors in warm weather 60 over. Much like a chinese elm it should be trimmed to 3 or 4 leaves per branch for fullness. Parrot s beak bonsai tree scientific name gmelina philippensis is a tropical evergreen that is known for its exotic yellow flowers that resemble parrot s beak hence the common name parrot s beak bonsai. Gmelina pronounced with a silent g is a sprawling thorny shrub growing up to 10 to 15 feet.
In bonsai we probably won t get to see many flowers but it will be fun trying. More information below the photos. A parrot beak hedgehog gmelina philippensis makes an excellent indoor bonsai. Tropical tree keep away from freezing temperatures.
Parrot s beak or gmelina pronounced with a silent g is an extraordinary round and spiny tropical evergreen tree. They like a lot of direct sun but will survive but may not flower in partial shade. It has exotic flowers which are comprised of yellow blooms which emerge at the end of a tube like structure of overlapping bracts. The flower resembles a parrot s beak hence the name.
The flowers resemble a parrot s beak which gives it it s common name parrot s beak. Parrot s beak has lovely ivy shaped foliage that reduces well with training. Parrot s beak gmelina philippensis parrot s beak or gmelina pronounced with a silent g is an extraordinary round and spiny tropical evergreen tree. They do well indoors and can be kept outdoors in warm weather 60 over.
They like a lot of direct sun but will survive but may not flower in partial shade. The leaves vary from oval to ivy or duck foot shape.